{"title":"Teaching and Learning Through Class Projects: Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Schoolchildren","authors":"Toni Copeland","doi":"10.1111/napa.12158","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Participation in research prepares students for conducting future projects, academic, and professional success. Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community engagement. This article presents an example of a class project that combined service learning and research to increase knowledge of and familiarity with fruits and vegetables through hands-on food identification. The aim was to encourage kindergarten students to eat more fruits and vegetables by acquainting them with these foods. This project was developed for a mixed undergraduate and graduate anthropology Research Methods class to provide students the opportunity to learn by applying textbook information and anthropological methods to real world issues. In addition to presenting results from a pre- and posttest research design that included interviews, taste tests, flashcard identification, time in the garden, and additional hands-on activities, the teaching method is assessed. Results were shared with the school and the garden program to optimize future healthy eating curriculum.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"67-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12158","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123787848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily K. Brunson, Keri Vacanti Brondo, Toni J. Copeland, Doug Henry
{"title":"It's Not Just Academic: The Importance of Program Development in Applied Anthropology Education","authors":"Emily K. Brunson, Keri Vacanti Brondo, Toni J. Copeland, Doug Henry","doi":"10.1111/napa.12156","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12156","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties—and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support—are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what other programs are doing, and what is and is not working for them, is both time-saving and transformative. This article provides overviews of common applied anthropology training approaches, discusses the importance of support for applied programs, and introduces the rest of the articles in this series, which focus more specifically on particular approaches, programs, and training needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"57-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12156","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128056453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are These “Wings” or a “Jet Pack?” Students Assess the Informal Curriculum of the UNT Online Master's Program","authors":"Doug Henry, Nicole Brown","doi":"10.1111/napa.12161","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12161","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A growing literature evaluates online learning outcomes and pedagogy within the virtual classroom, though assessments of entire online programs are comparatively rare. As online learning takes place through multiple modalities in multiple contexts, we were particularly eager to explore the informal and hidden curricula within the University of North Texas (UNT) online program in applied anthropology–the structural situations and circumstances of learning from the assignments, approaches, and pedagogies that we formally employ. We draw on alumni assessments of value to identify where these informal and hidden areas of our curricula are, and the challenges and opportunities they present. Our results underscore how much professional socialization takes place outside the online classroom, from gaining experience with virtual communication and collaborative work teams, balancing time-management skills, and being able to apply anthropological knowledge to different work situations. Current events (this manuscript was finalized at the time of widespread COVID-19 “shelter-in-place” quarantines and shuttered offices) suggest that learning how to succeed at online collaborations and virtual work teams will rapidly become globally critical occupational skills, and professional teaching programs will be increasingly pressed to respond.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"107-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12161","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122521901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lindsey Raisa Feldman, Keri Vacanti Brondo, Stanley Hyland, Edward Maclin
{"title":"Grit, Grind, and Praxis: The Memphis Model of Applying Anthropology","authors":"Lindsey Raisa Feldman, Keri Vacanti Brondo, Stanley Hyland, Edward Maclin","doi":"10.1111/napa.12159","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12159","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper we define “The Memphis Model,” or the type of praxis-oriented, critically engaged anthropology developed and used by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Memphis. This model draws inspiration from the Grit and Grind ethos of the city of Memphis, along with its deep cultural and political traditions of grassroots activism for social justice. Here, we define how this is done in practice. The Department of Anthropology continually brings together current students, faculty, alumni, and community partners in coalition to develop approaches to address emerging social justice issues throughout the city, country, and world. This paper draws on one specific example, the Welcome Home Memphis Initiative, a long-term partnership with community housing agencies, alumni, faculty, and students to counter exploitative housing practices, to explain the process of the Memphis Model.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"82-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12159","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124960559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Applying” Education: A Focused Review of the 2019 American Anthropology Master's Career Survey Data","authors":"Shannon Cronin, Erica M. Hawvermale","doi":"10.1111/napa.12162","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12162","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper reports the results of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology-sponsored 2019 American Anthropology Master's Career Survey. Aimed at replicating the 2009 American Anthropological Association/Committee on Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest Anthropology MA Career Survey, the purpose of this new survey was to understand 1) how master's degree anthropology alumni have crafted careers, 2) what retrospective advice they have for departmental programs, and 3) whether they continue to identify with the profession. A total of 850 participants completed the survey. Parallel to the 2009 survey, applied anthropologists indicated overall satisfaction with their master's degree programs and reflected high variability in types of employment respondents hold. However, the lack of practical skills development and career preparation within master's programs were critiqued. We conclude with recommendations for anthropology programs to help better inform them of what their students need to learn in order to lead successful careers after graduation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"119-135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12162","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123335447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building Bridges: Using a Local Conference to Facilitate Conversations and Collaborations Around Applied Anthropology","authors":"Emily K. Brunson, Reyda Taylor","doi":"10.1111/napa.12160","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12160","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Students' education in applied anthropology can occur through a variety of sources including classroom instruction, hands-on experience and professional mentorship. Anthropology programs, and especially those with an applied focus, can help facilitate these types of experiences. This article details one such attempt: the creation and implementation of a local conference. The Texas Applied Anthropology Summit (TAAS) was first developed in 2016. The purpose of this and subsequent TAAS events was to bring together anthropological practitioners, faculty and students in an effort to build and strengthen relationships around applied anthropology in Texas. Based on data collected from past TAAS events and additional outreach with anthropologist practitioners it was determined that while key differences in practitioner and student/faculty interests exist, TAAS serves as an important networking tool for all attendees. This article also details what is needed, including programmatic support, to organize and implement a local conference.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"97-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12160","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125917373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louis Herns Marcelin, Richard Dembo, Toni Cela, Catherimarty Burgos, Morris Copeland, Bryan Page
{"title":"Collaboration as Process: The Making of a Partnership to Serve At-Risk Youths of Haitian Descent","authors":"Louis Herns Marcelin, Richard Dembo, Toni Cela, Catherimarty Burgos, Morris Copeland, Bryan Page","doi":"10.1111/napa.12154","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12154","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The increasingly intractable nature of many social problems has given rise to cross-institutional and interdisciplinary collaborations in order to respond to social problems that no single entity can resolve on its own. One value of anthropology lies in its capacity to provide culturally tailored strategies for successful collaboration between different stakeholders in communities, across disciplinary fields, among public policymakers and practitioners. In this article, we revisit the emergence of a collaborative initiative to support at-risk youths of Haitian descent and their families. This work was undertaken by university researchers, juvenile justice professionals in Miami-Dade County, and community-based practitioners. Guided by a holistic anthropological perspective and a multidimensional approach to collaboration, we provide a processual analysis of almost two decades of opportunities and challenges posed by our collaboration and illuminate the importance of collaboration in identifying evidence-based solutions to social problems. While not all collaborative teams experience the same processes or operate within the same sociocultural contexts, we argue that there are some fundamental principles to establishing effective collaboration: a shared common goal, shared objectives, and time.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"23-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12154","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117012218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Getting to Education to Get to Health: A Culture of Health Intervention in Orange, New Jersey","authors":"Katherine T. McCaffrey, Mindy Thomson Fullilove","doi":"10.1111/napa.12155","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12155","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this essay, we tackle the challenge of adapting the dominant way we think about health in the United States—through an individualistic, technocratic, biomedical lens—to address social problems rooted in structural inequality. As scholar activists, the authors participated in a coalition effort to improve community health in a postindustrial New Jersey city. Adopting a social determinants of health perspective, we describe efforts to move discourse away from wellness and toward a deeper understanding of the role of education and learning in building a \"culture of health.\" The essay discusses how this structural analysis of health competed with much more narrow cultural understandings of education and health rooted in a pervasive wellness ideology. Coalition success hinged on correctly identifying the obstacles to health and learning in the community as understood by community members: violence emerged as a pressing obstacle that impeded both learning and health. Once we clarified a shared understanding of health as learning and a common understanding of violence as the most immediate obstacle to health as learning—our coalition was energized and made progress.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"39-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12155","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133926561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth K. Briody PhD, Fredy Rodríguez-Mejía PhD, Julia King BS, Edward Berger PhD
{"title":"Understanding Culture Through Pictures and a Thousand Words","authors":"Elizabeth K. Briody PhD, Fredy Rodríguez-Mejía PhD, Julia King BS, Edward Berger PhD","doi":"10.1111/napa.12157","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12157","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As the adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Yet, anthropologists have not typically sought study-participant drawings. Using a protocol in which a request for a drawing was embedded, this study captures the internal dynamics of three successful university-based teams. Our questions followed a specific Describe–Draw–Explain sequence. All interviewees offered some novel element in their drawings (Draw step) beyond what they conveyed in their verbal descriptions (Describe step), while 85 percent of them again offered additional detail in the Explain step. The data also revealed stark and surprising cultural contrasts across teams, including one that was understood best as a network that could be activated upon demand. Gathering drawings is a fast yet valid and reliable method when the prescribed sequence of questions is followed. Another virtue of this approach is that the interviews can be conducted virtually, essential during the COVID-19 era.</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"45 1","pages":"6-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127530146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Participatory Research in Mesoamerica and Data Protection in Europe (and Elsewhere)","authors":"Alanna Cant","doi":"10.1111/napa.12144","DOIUrl":"10.1111/napa.12144","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This essay examines the tensions between participatory ethnographic research methods and newly emerging legal regimes of data protection and privacy. Drawing on the example of recent grant-funded research in Mexico, the essay charts how the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation impedes the practices and ethos of participatory research in significant ways. In particular, new legal requirements about data collection, access and storage, and “the right to be forgotten,” effectively preclude integrating community members into research planning or data collection. As countries around the world move toward more robust and comprehensive data protection and privacy laws, the issues raised in this essay are likely to become more pressing in many different research contexts in the future. [Mexico, data protection, participatory research, privacy laws].</p>","PeriodicalId":45176,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Anthropological Practice","volume":"44 2","pages":"152-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/napa.12144","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41956017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}